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Before the transfer window closes, "Barcelona" aims to acquire a total of 8 players this summer. According to journalist Gerardo Romero, the Catalans want to announce Marcos Alonso's transfer in the near future, acquire Bernardo Silva from "Manchester City" and also sign a right-back. Previously, the target for the right-back position was Cesar Azpilicueta. However, the Spaniard decided not to wait until the end of the transfer window and extended his contract with the "Chelsea" club. Gerard Romero reports that the main candidates to complement "Barcelona" are these five footballers: Jeremie Frimpong ("Bayer"), Thomas Meunier ("Borussia"), Juan Foyth ("Villarreal"), Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (both "Manchester United"). The biggest chances of signing among these candidates, to complement Xavi's proteges, are J. Foyth and T. Meunier, added G. Romero. However, the easiest should be to acquire A. Wan-Bissaka, who is not very necessary for the "Red Devils". "Barca" can lay up to 20 million euros for the right-back. In the last match against "Rayo Vallecano", center-back Ronald Araujo started in that position. This is a problematic position for the team, which has already accepted 5 new players this summer. "Barcelona" has happened (official): Dani Alves (→ "Pumas") (contract expired), Philippe Coutinho (€20m → "Aston Villa"), Ousmane Dembele (contract expired), Luuk de Jong (loan expired), Clement Lenglet (€8m loan → "Tottenham"), Rey Manaj (free → "Watford"), Francisco Trincao (loan → "Sporting"), Oscar Mingueza (€3m → "Celta Vigo"), Nico Gonzalez (loan → "Valencia"), Riqui Puig (free → "LA Galaxy"), Neto (free → "Bournemouth") Can happen: Samuel Umtiti, Martin Braithwaite, Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Depay, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arrived (official): Franck Kessie ("AC Milan" → free), Andreas Christensen ("Chelsea" → free), Raphinha ("Leeds United" → €58m), Ousmane Dembele (contract until 2024), Robert Lewandowski ("Bayern" → €45m), Jules Kounde ("Sevilla" → €50m) Interested in: Marcos Alonso, Bernardo Silva, Jeremie Frimpong, Diogo Dalot, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Juan Foyth, Thomas Meunier, Lionel Messi (2023)
